And while we have an affordable housing struggle in Fort Worth, we have the opportunity to really pivot and build a better foundation. Austin is exorbitantly expensive. Even as housing has come down a bit post Covid, it is still an incredibly expensive place to live. and it's caused a flight of young tech talent that can't. They could work and get a great job and get paid a lot of money, but they can't afford to live in Austin proper. (28:50–28:58)
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Asserts that Austin remains an expensive city to live in, despite some post-Covid housing price reductions.
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